DESIGN ANALYSIS OF

CRANE RUNWAY BEAM

FOR 10 TONS

 
 
CRANE BEAM DESIGN
Crane Runway Beam Design in accordance with AISC 9th Edition ASD and AISC 13th Edition LRFD.
(Ref: AISC Steel Design Guide Series - Design Guide 7 "Industrial Buildings")

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SINGLE CRANE WITH TWO WHEELS PER ENDTRUCK
Crane Data
P P
Crane Capacity 10.0 Tons
Bridge Weight Wt. b 25.0 kips
Trolley + Hoist Weight Wt. t+h 7.5 kips
Max. Wheel Load P 17.5 kips
L
Wheel Spacing s 12.00 ft.
Vertical Impact 25 % (Input 25% for cab-operated cranes, 10% for pendant operated cranes)

Crane Runway
Runway Span Length L 25.00 ft.

Runway Deflection Criteria

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Vertical Deflection * L/ 600 0.50 in. Ix req'd. = 963.6 in.
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Horizontal Deflection L/ 400 0.75 in. Iy req'd. = 50.5 in.
* Does NOT include Vertical Impact or Girder and Rail Weight.

Crane Runway Design

AISC Design Procedure LRFD ( ASD or LRFD )

Forces
Max. Vertical Load Pv 43.75 kips / wheel (includes impact)
Max. Horizontal Load P h ** 2.20 kips / wheel / side
** Total Horizontal Force is 20% of the sum of weights of the lifted load and crane trolley, exclusive of other parts of crane.
Bending Moment Mx 331.50 kip-ft. (includes impact and girder and rail weight)
Bending Moment My 15.88 kip-ft.
Shear Vx 69.00 kips

Crane Runway Beam

Crane Beam Type *** W
*** W indicates W Shape and WC indicates W Shape + Cap Channel
Crane Beam Designation W16x100
Beam Weight Wt. 100.0 lb/ft
Yield Stress Fy 36.0 ksi

Deflection Checks
Vertical - Moment of Inertia X-X Ix = 1500.0 in.4 o.k.
Horizontal - Top Flange Moment of Inertia Y-Y Iy top = 92.3 in.4 o.k.

Summary Stress Checks

Check Bending about the X-X Axis CSR = 0.686 o.k.
Check Bending about the Y-Y Axis in the top flange CSR = 0.221 o.k.
Check Biaxial Bending in the top flange CSR = 0.907 o.k.
Check Shear about the X-X Axis CSR = 0.357 o.k.
Check Web Sidesway Buckling CSR = 0.240 o.k.
CRANE BEAM DESIGN CHECKS

Crane Runway Beam W16x100

SECTION PROPERTIES
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Total Section Weight Wt. 100.0 plf Area A top 10.244 in.
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Cross-sectional Area A 29.700 in. Depth / Flange Area d / Af top 1.660
Total Depth d total 17.0000 in. Radius of Gyration rT top 2.809 in.
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Distance to N. A. y2 8.5000 in. Moment of Inertia It 92.33 in.
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Distance to N. A. y1 8.5000 in. Section Modulus St 17.76 in.
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Moment of Inertia Ix 1500.00 in. Plastic Modulus Zt 26.63 in.
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Section Modulus S2 177.00 in. Radius of Gyration ry top 3.002 in.
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S1 177.00 in. Torsional Constant J 8.21 in.
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Radius of Gyration rx 7.100 in. Warping Constant Cw 11900 in.
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Plastic Modulus Zx 200.00 in.
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Moment of Inertia Iy 186.00 in.
Section Modulus Sy 35.70 in.3
Radius of Gyration ry 2.500 in.
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Plastic Modulus Zy 55.00 in.
W Depth d 17 in.
W Web Thickness tw 0.585 in.
W Flange Width bf 10.4 in.
W Flange Thickness tf 0.985 in.
W Web Depth h 13.6 in.

LRFD DESIGN
Design Loads
Max. Vertical Wheel Load * Pu v = 43.75 kips / wheel
Max. Horizontal Wheel Load ** Pu h = 2.20 kips / wheel / side
* Includes impact.
** Total Horizontal Force, P h, is 20% of the sum of weights of the lifted load
and crane trolley, exclusive of other parts of crane.

Design Forces
Bending Moment X-X Axis *** Mux = 331.50 kip-ft.
Bending Moment Y-Y Axis Muy = 15.88 kip-ft.

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s/4 3s/4
P P

L/2 L/2
L

Location of Wheel Load for Maximum Moment

Shear X-X Axis *** Vux = 69.00 kips
*** Includes impact and girder and rail weight.

L-s s

P P

Location of Wheel Load for Maximum Shear

Check Local Buckling

UNSTIFFENED ELEMENTS compact
Flanges of W-Shape  = (b/t)w = 5.29
Flanges of Channel  = (b/t)c = N/A
Compact Limit p = 0.38(E/Fy)1/2 = 10.79
Noncompact Limit r = 1.0(E/Fy)1/2 = 28.38
STIFFENED ELEMENTS compact
Web of W-Shape  = (h/t)w = 29.06
Compact Limit p = 3.76(E/Fy)1/2 = 106.72
Noncompact Limit r = 5.70(E/Fy)1/2 = 161.78
Web of Channel  = (h/t)w = N/A
Compact Limit p = 1.12(E/Fy) 1/2
= 31.79
Noncompact Limit r = 1.40(E/Fy)1/2 = 39.74

Check Bending about the X-X Axis

Actual Unbraced Length Lb = 300.00 in.
Determine Limiting Lateral Unbraced Lengths
AISC EQ. F2-5 Lp = 149.97 in.
AISC EQ. F2-6 Lr = 693.52 in.
Bending Coefficient Cb = 1.00
YIELDING Lb < Lp
Plastic Moment Mpx = 7200.00 kip-in.
AISC EQ. F2-1 Mnx = 7200.00 kip-in.
LATERAL-TORSIONAL BUCKLING Lb < Lr
AISC EQ. F2-2 Mnx = 6443.82 kip-in.
LATERAL-TORSIONAL BUCKLING Lb > Lr
AISC EQ. F2-4 Fcr = 63.02 kip-in.
AISC EQ. F2-3 Mnx = 11153.90 kip-in.
Nominal Flexural Strength Mnx = 11153.90 kip-in.
or Mnx = 536.98 kip-ft.
Flexural Design Strength Mnx = 483.29 kip-ft. (  = 0.90 )
Mux / Mnx = 0.686 o.k.

Check Bending about the Y-Y Axis in the top flange

Plastic Moment Mpy = 958.84 kip-in.
Mny = 958.84 kip-in.
or Mny = 79.90 kip-ft.
Flexural Design Strength Mny = 71.91 kip-ft. (  = 0.90 )
Muy / Mny = 0.221 o.k.
Check Biaxial Bending in the top flange
COMBINED BENDING
AISC EQ. H1-1b Mux / Mnx + Muy / Mny = 0.907 o.k.

Check Shear about the X-X Axis

Clear distance between stiffeners a= 300.00 in.
a/h = 22.03
kv = 5.00
AISC EQ. G2-3 Vnx = 214.81 kip
AISC EQ. G2-4 Vnx = 0.00 kip
AISC EQ. G2-5 Vnx = 0.00 kip
Shear Design Strength Vnx = 193.33 kip-ft. (  = 0.90 )
Vux / Vnx = 0.357 o.k.

Check Web Sidesway Buckling

AISC EQ. J10-7
(h/tw) / (L/bf) = 0.81 < 1.7
Cr = 960000
Nominal Strength of Web Rn = 214.63 kips
Design Strength of Web Rn = 182.43 kips (  = 0.85 )
Puv / Rn = 0.240 o.k.